United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of a petition for habeas corpus is reversed where petitioner's voluntary waiver of his direct appeal resulted in procedural default and barred review of all of petitioner's claims raised in the appeal of his federal habeas application.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2007
• Published 07/24/2007

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Stephen D. Hawke, AAG, of Jefferson City, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee were S. Paige Canfield of St. Louis, MO;  and Jennifer Herndon of Florissant, Mo.